You can use the distribution constructor to create the following types of Oracle Solaris images:
Oracle Solaris x86 Live Media – You can create an x86 ISO image that is comparable to the Live Media image that's distributed with each Oracle Solaris release. You can also customize the content of this ISO image. For example, you can add or remove packages. You can revise the default settings for the resulting booted environment to create a custom ISO image or USB image.
For more information about Live Media installations, see Chapter 3, Using Live Media, in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems . For more information about customizing the image content, see Modifying the Manifest Content.
Oracle Solaris x86 or SPARC Text Installation Image – You can create a SPARC or x86 ISO image that can be used to perform a text installation of the Oracle Solaris operating system. The text installer can be used on systems that do not need graphics cards.
For more information about text installations, see Chapter 4, Using the Text Installer, in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems .
x86 or SPARC ISO Image for Automated Installations – The Oracle Solaris operating system includes the automated installer tool. The automated installer (AI) is used to automate the installation of the Oracle Solaris OS on one or more SPARC and x86 systems over a network. The installations can differ in architecture, packages installed, disk capacity, and other parameters. You can use the distribution constructor to create a SPARC AI ISO image that can be used to install the Oracle Solaris OS on SPARC clients, or to create an x86 AI ISO image that can be used to install the Oracle Solaris OS on x86 clients.
For information about using the automated installer, see Part III, Installing Using an Install Server, in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems .